A novel toothbrush with a thin-head, slender-neck and super-tapered bristles enhancing accessibility in hard-to-reach areas

Effect of plaque removal using a toothbrush desinged with 'Thin head’ and ‘Slim neck’

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009669

Enrollment

Registered

2024-08-02

Start date

2021-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Oral care device(Toothbrush)) : This study was conducted in two phases separated by a 4-week washout period. For 4 weeks each participant brushed their teeth in their habitual manner at least t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The presence of at least 20 natural teeth, at least 1 distal non-restored tooth, at least 1 implant and chronic periodontitis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Receiving scaling or root planing within the previous 4 weeks, presence of infectious diseases, having taken antibiotics within the previous month, using antimicrobial mouthwash during the study period, being pregnant or breastfeeding, severe pathological findings for the oral tissues (e.g. oral cancer or signs of intraoral inflammation), severe periodontal disease or multiple caries, or at least five teeth in the mouth requiring immediate caries treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Silness-L?e Plaque Index ;Loe and Silness gingival index ;Bleeding on probing;Plaque fluorescence test (Quantitative light-induced fluorescence)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Survey of satisfaction with toothbrush usage	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyo-Jung Kim

Yonsei University

raradal0123@gmail.com+82-2-2228-3070

Outcome results